Sewing-stand



(No Model.)

M. E. HARRIS.

SEWING STAND.

No. 448,484. Patented Mar. 17, 1891.

I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY E. HARRIS, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

SEWING-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,484, dated March 17, 1891.

Application filed June 30, 1890. Serial No. 357,227. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARY E. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Camden, State of New J ersey, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Sewing-Stands, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in sewing-stands, and has forits object a device whereby the articles in ordinary use in sewing may be conveniently assembled and held in place, so as to be of easy access for use when desired; and for this purpose it consists, first, of a table with a handle formed of wire having an upper twisted portion with hooks laterally extending from the same; second, of a table with a pin-cushion, &c., provided with a standard and a drawer, the lower end of said standard extending below said table and within the drawer, forming a stop and preventing removal of the said drawer from the table; third, of the combination and arrangement of the several parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a sewing-stand embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a transverse section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a stand or table having the drawer B therein and provided with a handle C, composed of two pieces of wire, each of which is connected with the stand at one end, as at D, the said pieces being twisted together fora portion of their length, as shown, so as to form a strong: and firm or rigid central portion for the handie, the inner ends of the pieces projecting from the twisted portions being bent up, thereby forming the hooks E, adapted to support a pair of scissors F or other article thereon. Connected with the stand A are a number of pins or studs F, each of sufficient length to be adapted to hold thereon one or more spools of thread G, as desired.

H designates a thimble-holder, shown in i the drawings as of cup-and-saucer. form, but

which may be of any shape, so that it will retain the thimble when placed thereon.

A pin-cushion support is composed of a standard J, which is secured to the table A, the said standard being provided with the socket K, to which the cushion L is fastened in any suitable manner and which is rotatably secured to said stand by means of a screw M. By having the cushion rotatable all parts thereof can be brought into easy access of the user without turning the stand.

On the under side of the standA and within the drawer B, which latter is designed for holding needles, &c., is a pin N, adapted to abut against the rear of the drawer when the same is drawn out, so as to prevent its removal from the stand. In the drawings the pin is shown as a continuation of the lower end of the standard, and it is preferable to so construct it.

The legsP on the corners of the stand permit the opening and closingof the drawer, as well as support the said standard and contents.

It will be seen that a device constructed as described will readily and effectually serve the purpose designed, and, being simple in its parts, can be made at little cost, and readily repaired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sewing-stand comprising a table with a handle formed of wire, the upper twisted portion of the latter having hooks laterally extending from the same, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A sewing-stand comprising a table with a handle having a re-enforcing piece of ma terial applied thereto, the ends of the said reenforcing piece terminating in hooks extend ing laterally from the side of the handle, substantially as described.

3. A sewing-stand having a table provided with a handle composed of two pieces of wire, one end of each piece being secured to the stand, and the said pieces being twisted together, forming a central handle portion and having the free ends forming hooks, substantially as described.

4. A sewing-stand having a table with a standard thereon supporting a pincushion and provided with a drawer, the lower end of said standardextending below said table and within the drawer, forming a stop and preventing the removal of the said drawer from the table, substantially as described. 

